'There certainly does seem a possibility that the detective story will come to an end,simply because the public will have learnt all the tricks.'(Dorothy Sayers).

That doesn't seem to be the case, given the number of new mysteries released every month, but readers are always intrigued by new kinds of investigators and unusual settings for mayhem and murder. It's led to sub-genres like culinary mysteries, medical mysteries, historical mysteries, SF mysteries, even crossword mysteries. Investigators range from an undertaker to a wedding planner, a paraplegic to a feng shuipractitioner.

BookLoons mystery reviewers are on a continuing quest to find surprising sleuths. Here are some that we especially enjoy, including both classics and recent releases ...